Now it’s our turn to examine the Big ComicMix News here at the Big ComicMix Broadcast as Editor-In-Chief Mike Gold spells it out, right from the horse’s mouth and direct from that now famous panel at Baltimore this past weekend!
Plus, we’ve got a boatload of new comics and DVDs to pick through, news on some surprising new titles on the way from DC and a quick look at the next phase for The Lone Ranger in comics.
Just PRESS THE big ol’ BUTTON, Kemo Sabe!
Some ups and some downs this week in our little pop culture playground. DC takes a few steps back with some scheduling issues and then brings Jim Shooter back in the spotlight, while the internet seems to be crammed with some very taste time wasters.
• If you miss the premiere of the Iron Man footage on MTV’s The Hills Monday night, it will show up on Tuesday on Apple’s trailer site.
• The questions rare on concerning that J.J. Abrams "monster" flick, and there are continued updates, opinions and more than one red herring (as far as I’m concerned) here . If you are at work, keep a hand on the speaker so the scary sounds don’t freak out the guy in the next cubicle.
• Speaking of controversy, the fight over "the best costume in comics" rages on and you can see one list of choices now here.
• You probably already went there days ago, but in case you still haven’t seen Alex Ross’ amazing cover to DC’s upcoming Heroes hardcover, it is here
Meanwhile, here at the ComicMix Hall Of Justice, we are gearing up for our own Big Week. If you are lucky enough to be at the Baltimore ComicCon, you know what I mean – but the rest of us will see AND hear it right here on the site in a couple of days!
Take one popular super heroine and roll her into a whole new comics company — that’s the path of Big City Comics. Spun from the former Image series, Ant, Big City has a table full of new projects and a kick ass attitude about comics — and you get it here first. Plus proof that some internet rumors are true as Jim Shooter returns to the Legion of Super Heroes, more DC deadline drudgery, and a little girl from the stage of the Apollo Theater who used her big voice to hit the charts.
One – Two – Three – PRESS THE BUTTON!
For over 75 years, this copy has put away more bad guys than Batman, the CSI Guys and Joe Friday combined. He’s gone from comic strips to radio, movie serials, TV, comics and even a big screen flirtation with Madonna. Now there is a group working hard to give Dick Tracy the credit he deserves – and you can help! On other fronts, today’s Big ComicMix Broadcast tells you how NBC makes sure you don’t miss a new show, DC gives you some big hoops to jump through to get variant covers and Canada gets a really cool cartoon channel!
No need to whip out that widescreen surround-sound wristwatch home theater system – just PRESS THE BUTTON!
Want to start a lively discussion with your comic fan buddies? Ask them who has the best costume and watch the sparks fly. Get the heat started when we fire up the Big ComicMix Broadcast and tell you where to find the list of what some fans call "the best" — plus the holiday is over and it’s back to the comic racks for a run of new titles out this week, and a great line up of DVDs, too, especially if you are a TV fan.
You know – a really cool costume would have a BUTTON like this YOU CAN PRESS!
You’ve been to three cook outs, there are no good movies left this season and Jerry Lewis looks just plain scary in HD. So grab the trackball, ‘cuz The Big ComicMix Broadcast has a few things to keep you occupied until Real Life kicks in on Tuesday morning:
Jennie Breedon’s Devil’s Panties updates daily right here, and there is a lot more Jennie’s work to be seen – including the "Customers Suck" strips. If you’ve ever done retail, you will get it.
So you’ve finished with the Season One DVD and you need a new Heroes fix? You can find the five part online series that chronicle’s Hiro’s adventures here. Don’t let that picture of George Takai scare you. Remember, he used to wear yellow spandex.
Robot Chicken is hysterical, but it’s even funnier with a video commentary track from creators Seth Green and Matt Senrich. You can get the latest one here and even spoil yourself by watching the latest episode before you see it on a real TV.
National Lampoon launched its own video channel here on Yahoo! Video featuring clips from classic comedies and webisodes of made-for-internet shows. Check out "Transformers In The Hood" while you are there.
Go here to see full-length episodes of Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The episodes will be made available at 9 am ET/ 12 noon PT the morning after each telecast. And while you are there, click over to here to see Conan’s "Pale Force" features made exclusively for the web.
Next week on The Big ComicMix Broadcast, we’ll grab the microphone and blurt out our weekly list of new comics and DVDs, then later in the week we’ll report on what is being done to honors comics’ most beloved cop and we preview a new comic company with a few familiar titles and a rather kick-ass attitude!
See you real soon!
He calls himself the "Super Adaptoid" of comics and we can easily say he’s done it all – from Sgt. Fury to the Justice Society and from Millie The Model to Conan. How did a school teacher from Missouri end up writing so much comics history for the last four decades? Roy Thomas tells The Big ComicMix Broadcast all about it in an exclusive interview!
Meanwhile we’re covering more title changes at DC, MTV’S VIdeo Music Awards get remixed and we rundown of a bunch of new stuff on the web to look at if you get bored over your three-day weekend.
You have the day off, so PRESS THE BUTTON and let’s party down!
Take a girl who has had her share of wacky jobs, including one behind the counter in a comic store. Then give her pen and paper and a twisted sense of humor. Now you’re got the basis for The Devil’s Panties as The Big ComicMix Broadcast introduces you to the lady who started it all – and you’ll find out why she is chasing men with a leaf blower!
Meanwhile, DC has ravaged their Showcase line-up (by, by Suicide Squad!) and we give you the good and bad on that – and we’ll tell you how Saturday morning cartoons still exist, at least on one channel.
Don’t bend over when you PRESS THE BUTTON – there’s a girl with a leaf blower behind you!
All is cool and cheery in the land of comics and pop culture as The Big ComicMix Broadcast kicks off the week with our rundown of new issues and DVDs to grab. We’ve got the lowdown on GI Joe on the big screen, Battlestar Galactica back on BOTH screens and Britain’s greatest hero gets reborn in a new comic series. Then there’s what may be the final word on any new Neil Gaiman Sandman stories. AND we revisit how we got FF #1 for a shiny new dime!
PRESS THE BUTTON, cause’ The Joes say so!
The week long look at the toy scene on The Big ComicMix Broadcast gave us a stack of sticky notes to pass on. Grab your mouse and dive in!
• We were only able to touch on the vast quantity of exclusive figures offered by Time And Space toys. There is a lot to see at their online store here . Make sure you have some time to spend when you go there as you will get lost in the virtual aisles – and it won’t hurt to have your wallet handy either.
• If getting your prize toys graded and preserved is of interest, then here is where you should go to explore the services of Action Figure Authority. One thing we found of interest is that they offer "plexicases" that open and close if you just prefer to get your prizes something cool to be stored in rather than have them sealed and graded.
• News on Mattel’s plans for the DC Universe heroes is coming out a bit at a time and the best place to get advance looks at the new lines are on the better action figure bulletin boards. Those include Action Figure Insider, Action Figure Times and Action-Figure. These are also excellent places to interact with Mattel’s marketing people and let them know just who you would like to se on the shelves in 2008 (repeat after me "JSA! JSA! JSA!")
• It’s hard to believe that Vampirella has been around for nearly 40 years, but then again we are talking one of the undead. If you’d like to catch up and see what’s going on in the series these days, you can see that full issue of Vengeance of Vampirella free here.
• NBM/Papercutz revival of Classics Illustrated is also previewed online. Set to premiere in a soft and hardcover version in November, you can see some of French artist Michael Plessix’s work on Wind In The Willows here.
Catch us The Big ComicMix Broadcast Tuesday with our rundown of the newest comics and DVDs and later in the week we talk to a creator who has one of the biggest "buzz" books out there. It involves girls, comic stores and panties!
Mike Raub is the producer of The Big ComicMix Broadcast.
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